201. Omar al-Bashir re-elected as President of Sudan. He is holding this post since 1989.
202. Online Retailer Flipkart acquired Delhi-based mobile marketing automation company Appiterate to focus more on the mobile segment.
203. Online marketplace Snapdeal acquired RupeePower, a digital financial products distribution platform.
204. PM Narendra Modi Laid foundation stone of Dr. Ambedkar International Centre in Delhi.
205. PM Narendra Modi Left for his tri nation Visit to France, Germany and Canada.
206. PM Narendra Modi congratulated Islamic scholar and activist Maulana Wahiduddin Khan for his winning Sayyidina Imam Al Hassan Ibn Ali Peace Award in Dubai.
207. PM Narendra Modi gifted painting Tree of Life to French President Francois Hollande during his visit to France.
208. Pakistan Government conferred its top civilian award Nishan-e-Pakistan on Chinese President Xi Jinping for his outstanding contribution in promotion of relationship between the two countries.
209. Pakistan Supreme Court suspended death sentences issued by the recently established Military Courts.
210. Pakistan and Russia agreed to hold first-ever joint military exercise.
211. Paris- based Syrian-Lebanese Arab poet Adonis has been chosen for 2015 Kumaran Asan World Prize for poetry, instituted by the Kumaran Asan Memorial Association.
212. Parliament of Sri Lanka adopted 19th Constitution Amendment to reduce Powers of Executive President and make a Constitutional Council for making key government appointments.
213. Per capita water availability in India is reducing progressively due to increase in population. Average annual per capita availability of water was 1816 cubic meters in 2001 and has come down to 1545 cubic meters in 2011.
214. Piplantri Village of southern Rajasthan's Rajsamand district is in news for honouring the birth of a girl child by planting 111 trees.
215. Pratap Singh, a 15-year-old Indian-origin schoolboy in the United Kingdom awarded with Institute of Physics (IOP) Prize for conducting an experiment that verified an effect of Albert Einstein’s theory of special relativity.
216. President Pranab Mukherje released Commemorative Postage Stamp on bicentennial (200th) Anniversary of Old Seminary in Kottayam (Kerala).
217. President Pranab Mukherjee conferred National Geoscience Awards for 2013 upon twenty three geoscientists.
218. President Pranab Mukherjee inaugurated a cultural festival of the North East organized by Government of Meghalaya in New Delhi with theme "Songs and dances of North East".
219. President Pranab Mukherjee presented Gallantry Awards and Distinguished Service Decorations. 2 Keerti Chakra (Ajay Vardhan, Kosh Bahadur Gurung) and 11 Shaurya Chakras Presented.
220. President of Afghanistan Ashraf Ghani Visited India.
221. President of International Olympic Committee, Mr. Thomas Bach visited India.
222. Prime Minister Narendra Modi released a book Pre-Modern Kutchi Navigation Techniques and Voyages transcribed and edited by Ashok B. Rajeshirke.
223. Prime Minister Narendra modi gifted reproductions of some manuscripts and papers by Sir V C Raman to the German Chancellor Angela Merkel during his visit to Germany.
1. Sir C V Raman received Nobel Prize in physics in 1930 for his work on scattering of light.
224. Prime Minister launched Pradhan Mantri MUDRA (Micro Units Development and Refinance Agency) Yojana in New Delhi for helping small entrepreneurs in the country with theme पूंजी सफलता की कुंजी.
225. Professional Services Comppany KPMG elected Lynne Doughtie as first women CEO and Chairman.
226. Pulitzer Awards 2015 (Pulitzer is an award for achievements in newspaper and online journalism, literature, and musical composition in the United States) -
1. International reporting - New York Times for coverage of Ebola outbreak in West Africa.
2. Feature photography - Daniel Berehulak won Pulitzer Prize for the .
3. Public Service - Charleston, South Carolina's Post and Courier for its series on domestic violence.
4. Investigative reporting -
1. Wall Street Journal for Medicare Unmasked.
2. Eric Lipton for reporting on how lobbyists can sway congressional leaders and state attorneys general.
5. Explanatory reporting - Zachary Mider of Bloomberg for showing how US corporations dodge taxes.
6. Local reporting - Rob Kuznia, Rebecca Kimitch and Frank Suraci of the Daily Breeze of Torrance, California for their look at corruption in a small, cash-strapped school district.
7. Feature writing - Diana Marcum of the Los Angeles Times for drought coverage.
8. Commentary prize - Lisa Falkenberg of the Houston Chronicle.
9. Editorial cartooning - Adam Zyglis of the Buffalo News.
10. Fiction award - Anthony Doerr for All the Light We Cannot See
11. Drama prize - Stephen Adly Guirgis for Between Riverside and Crazy.
12. History prize - Elizabeth A. Fenn for Encounters at the Heart of the World: A History of the Mandan People
13. Biography - David I. Kertzer for The Pope and Mussolini: The Secret History of Pius XI and the Rise of Fascism in Europe.
14. Poetry - Gregory Pardio for Digest
227. RBI (Reserve Bank of India) notified hike in FDI (Foreign Direct Investment) limit in Insurance Sector to 49 % from the present 26 %.
228. Railways Minister Suresh Prabhu launched UTSONMOBILE app for speedy booking of unreserved train tickets on Mobile underOperation Five Minutes meant for booking unreserved tickets in 5 Minutes.
229. Railways will Use Technology of CSIR-Indian Institute of Petroleum (CSIR-IIP) (Dehradun) to Set up Plants for Plastic to Diesel Conversion.
230. Rajaji National Park in Uttarakhand declared as India's 48th Tiger Reserve and Uttarakhand's Second after Jim Corbett National Park.
231. Rajasthan Government opened women milk bank Jeevan Dhara in Jaipur to curb high infant mortality rate of Rajasthan.
232. Rajasthan Government signed a MoU with Vedanta Group to improve 3056 Anganwadi Centres in five districts
233. Rajeev Shukla appointed as chairman of the Indian Premier League's (IPL) Governing Council by the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI).
234. Rajiv Ranjan Verma has been appointed as Director General of Railway Protection Force.
235. Rajya Sabha passed Regional Rural Banks (Amendment) Bill that was passed by the Lok Sabha on 18-12-2014 -
1. The Bill amends the RRB Act, 1976 which provides for incorporation, regulation and winding up of Regional Rural Banks (RRBs).
2. It removes the five year limit cap that was put on the sponsor banks to assist the upcoming RRBs.
3. Amount of authorized capital raised to to 2000 crore rupees and minimum 1 crore rupees as the previous limit of maximum five crore rupees and minimum 25 lakh rupees. Capital of 2000 Rupees is divided into Rs 200 crore of fully paid share of Rs 10 each.
4. The bill allows RRBs to raise their capital from sources other than the central and state governments, and sponsor banks as was mandated under the RRB Act. As per the Act, 50% of capital issued was held by Union government, 15% by concerned state government and 35% by the sponsor banks.
5. Raise the tenure of a director (excluding the Chairman) to three years and max six years.
6. Change the date of closure and balancing of books to 31 March from 31 December earlier.
202. Online Retailer Flipkart acquired Delhi-based mobile marketing automation company Appiterate to focus more on the mobile segment.
203. Online marketplace Snapdeal acquired RupeePower, a digital financial products distribution platform.
204. PM Narendra Modi Laid foundation stone of Dr. Ambedkar International Centre in Delhi.
205. PM Narendra Modi Left for his tri nation Visit to France, Germany and Canada.
206. PM Narendra Modi congratulated Islamic scholar and activist Maulana Wahiduddin Khan for his winning Sayyidina Imam Al Hassan Ibn Ali Peace Award in Dubai.
207. PM Narendra Modi gifted painting Tree of Life to French President Francois Hollande during his visit to France.
208. Pakistan Government conferred its top civilian award Nishan-e-Pakistan on Chinese President Xi Jinping for his outstanding contribution in promotion of relationship between the two countries.
209. Pakistan Supreme Court suspended death sentences issued by the recently established Military Courts.
210. Pakistan and Russia agreed to hold first-ever joint military exercise.
211. Paris- based Syrian-Lebanese Arab poet Adonis has been chosen for 2015 Kumaran Asan World Prize for poetry, instituted by the Kumaran Asan Memorial Association.
212. Parliament of Sri Lanka adopted 19th Constitution Amendment to reduce Powers of Executive President and make a Constitutional Council for making key government appointments.
213. Per capita water availability in India is reducing progressively due to increase in population. Average annual per capita availability of water was 1816 cubic meters in 2001 and has come down to 1545 cubic meters in 2011.
214. Piplantri Village of southern Rajasthan's Rajsamand district is in news for honouring the birth of a girl child by planting 111 trees.
215. Pratap Singh, a 15-year-old Indian-origin schoolboy in the United Kingdom awarded with Institute of Physics (IOP) Prize for conducting an experiment that verified an effect of Albert Einstein’s theory of special relativity.
216. President Pranab Mukherje released Commemorative Postage Stamp on bicentennial (200th) Anniversary of Old Seminary in Kottayam (Kerala).
217. President Pranab Mukherjee conferred National Geoscience Awards for 2013 upon twenty three geoscientists.
218. President Pranab Mukherjee inaugurated a cultural festival of the North East organized by Government of Meghalaya in New Delhi with theme "Songs and dances of North East".
219. President Pranab Mukherjee presented Gallantry Awards and Distinguished Service Decorations. 2 Keerti Chakra (Ajay Vardhan, Kosh Bahadur Gurung) and 11 Shaurya Chakras Presented.
220. President of Afghanistan Ashraf Ghani Visited India.
221. President of International Olympic Committee, Mr. Thomas Bach visited India.
222. Prime Minister Narendra Modi released a book Pre-Modern Kutchi Navigation Techniques and Voyages transcribed and edited by Ashok B. Rajeshirke.
223. Prime Minister Narendra modi gifted reproductions of some manuscripts and papers by Sir V C Raman to the German Chancellor Angela Merkel during his visit to Germany.
1. Sir C V Raman received Nobel Prize in physics in 1930 for his work on scattering of light.
224. Prime Minister launched Pradhan Mantri MUDRA (Micro Units Development and Refinance Agency) Yojana in New Delhi for helping small entrepreneurs in the country with theme पूंजी सफलता की कुंजी.
225. Professional Services Comppany KPMG elected Lynne Doughtie as first women CEO and Chairman.
226. Pulitzer Awards 2015 (Pulitzer is an award for achievements in newspaper and online journalism, literature, and musical composition in the United States) -
1. International reporting - New York Times for coverage of Ebola outbreak in West Africa.
2. Feature photography - Daniel Berehulak won Pulitzer Prize for the .
3. Public Service - Charleston, South Carolina's Post and Courier for its series on domestic violence.
4. Investigative reporting -
1. Wall Street Journal for Medicare Unmasked.
2. Eric Lipton for reporting on how lobbyists can sway congressional leaders and state attorneys general.
5. Explanatory reporting - Zachary Mider of Bloomberg for showing how US corporations dodge taxes.
6. Local reporting - Rob Kuznia, Rebecca Kimitch and Frank Suraci of the Daily Breeze of Torrance, California for their look at corruption in a small, cash-strapped school district.
7. Feature writing - Diana Marcum of the Los Angeles Times for drought coverage.
8. Commentary prize - Lisa Falkenberg of the Houston Chronicle.
9. Editorial cartooning - Adam Zyglis of the Buffalo News.
10. Fiction award - Anthony Doerr for All the Light We Cannot See
11. Drama prize - Stephen Adly Guirgis for Between Riverside and Crazy.
12. History prize - Elizabeth A. Fenn for Encounters at the Heart of the World: A History of the Mandan People
13. Biography - David I. Kertzer for The Pope and Mussolini: The Secret History of Pius XI and the Rise of Fascism in Europe.
14. Poetry - Gregory Pardio for Digest
227. RBI (Reserve Bank of India) notified hike in FDI (Foreign Direct Investment) limit in Insurance Sector to 49 % from the present 26 %.
228. Railways Minister Suresh Prabhu launched UTSONMOBILE app for speedy booking of unreserved train tickets on Mobile underOperation Five Minutes meant for booking unreserved tickets in 5 Minutes.
229. Railways will Use Technology of CSIR-Indian Institute of Petroleum (CSIR-IIP) (Dehradun) to Set up Plants for Plastic to Diesel Conversion.
230. Rajaji National Park in Uttarakhand declared as India's 48th Tiger Reserve and Uttarakhand's Second after Jim Corbett National Park.
231. Rajasthan Government opened women milk bank Jeevan Dhara in Jaipur to curb high infant mortality rate of Rajasthan.
232. Rajasthan Government signed a MoU with Vedanta Group to improve 3056 Anganwadi Centres in five districts
233. Rajeev Shukla appointed as chairman of the Indian Premier League's (IPL) Governing Council by the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI).
234. Rajiv Ranjan Verma has been appointed as Director General of Railway Protection Force.
235. Rajya Sabha passed Regional Rural Banks (Amendment) Bill that was passed by the Lok Sabha on 18-12-2014 -
1. The Bill amends the RRB Act, 1976 which provides for incorporation, regulation and winding up of Regional Rural Banks (RRBs).
2. It removes the five year limit cap that was put on the sponsor banks to assist the upcoming RRBs.
3. Amount of authorized capital raised to to 2000 crore rupees and minimum 1 crore rupees as the previous limit of maximum five crore rupees and minimum 25 lakh rupees. Capital of 2000 Rupees is divided into Rs 200 crore of fully paid share of Rs 10 each.
4. The bill allows RRBs to raise their capital from sources other than the central and state governments, and sponsor banks as was mandated under the RRB Act. As per the Act, 50% of capital issued was held by Union government, 15% by concerned state government and 35% by the sponsor banks.
5. Raise the tenure of a director (excluding the Chairman) to three years and max six years.
6. Change the date of closure and balancing of books to 31 March from 31 December earlier.
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